Photo“There’s nothing to do with it, so hey, for a couple bucks now you can get a cat,” Mr. Flavelle said. “There’s been a resurgence of playing, and that’s a good sign.”Like Beanie Babies before them, CryptoKitties are collectibles. “And the other thing we have are fancy cats, which are hard to unlock, and if you get one of those, it’s fancy,” Mr. Flavelle said. The activity helps make sense of the strange world of Ethereum, Mr. Flavelle said. “Which is not a very inclusive community.”“I have three friends who bought ether just for CryptoKitties,” Ms. Shi said.

Source: New York Times December 28, 2017 20:15 UTC